A few weeks ago, on Sunday night's 60 MINUTES, there was a fascinating segment on the emergence and astounding ability that a new technology, facial recognition software, and how it has become a hidden and pervasive part of our lives.

If you walk through the mall, this technology can recognize and identify you almost instantly and allow the operator to access all your private and personal information-address, age, phone number and even your social security number!

So… back to golf. Do you people who are using the sixth hole as your personal, private putting green before playing in a tournament, think no one sees you???
I'm not going to tell you how we know, but we have our ways.

Hey, knock it off! If you didn't know that's against the Rules, read below....

RULE 7 PRACTICE

DefinitionsAll defined terms are in italics and are listed alphabetically in the Definitions section.

7-1. Before Or Between Roundsa. Match Play
On any day of a match-play competition, a player may practice on the competition course before a round.

b. Stroke Play
Before a round or play-off on any day of a stroke-play competition, a competitor must not practice on the competition course or test the surface of any putting green on the course by rolling a ball or roughening or scraping the surface.

When two or more rounds of a stroke-play competition are to be played over consecutive days, a competitor must not practice between those rounds on any competition course remaining to be played, or test the surface of any putting green on such course by rolling a ball or roughening or scraping the surface.

Exception: Practice putting or chipping on or near the first teeing ground or any practice area before starting a round or play-off is permitted.